Lelaine Bigelow
@lelaineb.bsky.social
Executive Director of Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
Former National Partnership for Women & Families, Obama Administration, Capitol Hill staffer.
Former National Partnership for Women & Families, Obama Administration, Capitol Hill staffer.
📣1 in 3 people in the U.S. live in families participating in SNAP or Medicaid.
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
📣1 in 3 people in the U.S. live in families participating in SNAP or Medicaid.
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
Yesterday, I stood on the Capitol steps with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @booker.senate.gov to say loud and clear: An America without poverty is possible — and it’s worth fighting for. This week Congress could take away programs that keep millions of families fed, housed, and healthy.
April 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Yesterday, I stood on the Capitol steps with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @booker.senate.gov to say loud and clear: An America without poverty is possible — and it’s worth fighting for. This week Congress could take away programs that keep millions of families fed, housed, and healthy.
FMLA turns 32 this week. It’s been used 500 million times, but the U.S. still lags behind as one of 6 countries in the world that does not have a guaranteed, comprehensive paid family leave program nationally. #PaidLeaveForAll
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
FMLA turns 32 this week. It’s been used 500 million times, but the U.S. still lags behind as one of 6 countries in the world that does not have a guaranteed, comprehensive paid family leave program nationally. #PaidLeaveForAll
🎙️Excited to share my recent conversation with Anne Pasmanick on @powerstation.bsky.social. We talked about the origins of the @georgetownpoverty.bsky.social and our long-term vision of economic well-being. Anne was a wonderful host and I can't wait to come back! soundcloud.com/user-5830177...
December 17, 2024 at 3:52 PM
🎙️Excited to share my recent conversation with Anne Pasmanick on @powerstation.bsky.social. We talked about the origins of the @georgetownpoverty.bsky.social and our long-term vision of economic well-being. Anne was a wonderful host and I can't wait to come back! soundcloud.com/user-5830177...